Continuity of Operation
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Transcript of Continuity of Operation
RFD & Associates
Jim Looney Presents:
Continuity of Operations (COOP) -
Mitigating the Credible Threat
RFD & Associates401 Camp Craft RoadWest Lake Hills, TX
78764www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411
Background
Over 46 years in the Emergency Management
business
Had the good fortune of
working for George W. Bush
Over 35 years experience as a first responder and Incident Commander
Responsible for the
revitalization of the NCS
Appointed as Director Mount Weather EOC post 911-July
2005
Charter Member of DHS, March
2003
Modernized the National Continuity Facilities
Helped Rewrite the Presidential
Decision Directives regarding
COOP/COG in coordination with
the Office of National Security
Coordination
September 11, 2001Changed Everything
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What Happened
Set up DHS & transition Domestic COG-(X files)
Provide COOP Planning for critical D & As and White House
Protect CI/KR and the Federal Government’s technology
Prepare and protect the Nations ability to support COG
U.S. was not on a wartime footing
Chaos & loss of technology
DC Technology placement
NCS Cold war relic
Modernize NCS and build COOP Facilities for the AdministrationFed
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Lessons Learned
Recent Events demonstrate the need to reemphasize continuity as a “good business
practice”
One of the top ten things CEOs’ and CIOs’ should focus on
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Today’s Reality
− Earth temperature is changing and so is the weather
−Droughts are longer
−Storms are more numerous and more severe
−Weather has become more intense and more devastating
−This will have a real impact on your business
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Disaster Recovery and the Credible Threat
Urbane Wild Fire interfaceHurricanes
Earth QuakesTsunamis TornadosPandemic
FloodsTerrorism
The Threats
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Terrorism
Active Shooters
are becomin
g common
place events
North Korean Missiles (Really !!!) Fusion
type producin
g EMP
Houston Ship Channe
l
Transnational gangs on border
with Mexico
Cyber attacks
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Hurricanes
Scientist believe only ½ of extreme storms may be due to global warming, the rest are normal statistical data
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Earthquakes
No Notice Event - Large reaching, devastating affects -
Shelters and resources may not be adequate - Long term
recovery
126,575 square miles12 million people
160-200 citiesSaint Louis 1.5-2
million Memphis 1-1.5 million
New Madrid Fault Line
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Tornado Alley
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Hello Houston,We Have a Problem
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Lightning can Strike Twice
Moore, Oklahoma Tornados May of 1999 & 2013
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Why? It Is Just Good Business
Ensures the execution of
essential functions
through all circumstances
Fundamental responsibility
Today’s threat
environment is a reality
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Disaster Recovery Business Continuity
Though Most Government Agencies and almost all large businesses have established disaster recovery and business continuity plans, most of them do NOT :– Perform regular reviews of the plans
– Have comprehensive plans– Have not tested the plans- No Test, Training, & Exercise (TTE Program
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Disaster Recovery Business Continuity
Do the plans provide:
-Adequate capabilities for execution of essential functions
-The ability to restore services and support Continuity of Government or Business Continuity?
-Can any corporation survive after a disaster destroys brick and mortar; or the loss of technology even for a short time.
Can result in a loss of confidence by the consumer
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Not Rocket Science
On two occasions after 9-11 Federal employees were running and screaming from Federal buildings because those
Departments had no COOP Plan.(Aircraft penetrating ADIZ/FRZ)
The only way to prevent chaos when disaster strikes is with a carefully crafted continuity of operations plan — and you better not have it locked away in a file cabinet
when it’s needed!
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512.347.9411
Elements of COOP Planning
–Essential Functions
–Orders of Succession
–Delegations of Authority
–Continuity Facilities
–Continuity Communications
–Vital Records Management
–Human Capital
–Test, Training, and Exercise (TT&E)
–Devolution of Control and Direction
–Reconstitution Operations
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Collateral Damage
Collaborating to incorporate capabilities of other entities
Coordinating risk
Partnerships
Murphy’s Law
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Risk Management
The consequences of not protecting
assets or not performing
essential functions or ability to make
a profit or stay open for business
The level of vulnerability to
relevant threats- plan for the most
likely, most cannot afford the most devastating
The threat environment as
it relates to specific areas of concern.
What are the threats to your
business or location
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Bottom Line
I am not Chicken Little and the sky is not falling
Life has existential risk
It doesn’t always happen to the other guy
No matter where you live or where your business is located you live with risk
It is good business to evaluate risk and consider it any time your making decisions about how you spend your resources